Kenmore Sound

City Hall · Occurred · Outcome pending · Dec 2, 2024

Kenmore council scheduled to weigh backing for Shoreline-Northshore fire RFA ballot measure

In materials published ahead of the Dec. 2 meeting, the Kenmore City Council agenda included a resolution supporting Shoreline and Northshore Fire Department Proposition 1. 1

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the December 2, 2024 meeting, the Kenmore City Council agenda listed Business Agenda item A: a resolution in support of the proposed formation of a Shoreline Fire Department Regional Fire Authority. The measure is Resolution No. 24-423, described as supporting Shoreline and Northshore Fire Department Proposition No. 1. 1 The agenda also noted that public comment would be taken per state law, offering an approximately equal opportunity for those with an opposing view. 1 Because the record is a pre-meeting agenda, the council's actual action on the resolution is not established by these materials.

  • The December 2, 2024 City Council meeting agenda included Resolution No. 24-423 in support of the proposed Shoreline Fire Department Regional Fire Authority. 1
  • The agenda noted that public comment would be allowed for opposing views, citing RCW 42.17A.555(1). 1
  • The record is a pre-meeting agenda; the council's decision on the resolution is not documented. 1

Why it matters

This agenda item signals that the Kenmore City Council was scheduled to publicly endorse a ballot measure calling for the formation of a Shoreline Fire Department Regional Fire Authority as part of Proposition 1 for Shoreline and Northshore fire departments. 1 If the council approved the resolution, it would give voters an official view from city leadership on the proposition. Since the record is only the agenda, the council's decision and the election outcome remain unknown. 1

What changed / what's next

  • The council was scheduled to consider Resolution No. 24-423 in support of Shoreline and Northshore Fire Department Proposition 1 for the proposed formation of a Regional Fire Authority. 1
  • The available records do not establish the outcome of the December 2, 2024 meeting or whether the council voted on the resolution. 1
  • The meeting was scheduled for December 2, 2024, per the agenda header. 1
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.